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[soundian]

Originally Posted by Neil

Well good luck with the venture. Personally speaking I think printed media has had it's day both from a distribution and commercial point of view. But then I’m bound to say that!

I almost agree with you, not everyone has internet access though, not yet.

[spellchecker]

Originally Posted by soundian

I almost agree with you, not everyone has internet access though, not yet.

as well as the fact that many people that may be interested in local music may not surf the web for it, preferring instead to stick to their strongholds of news, porn and ebay.

i wrote a site whilst bored a couple of months ago

http://gigs.affronted.org

it's like a calendar based thing for gigs, but it has no gigs in it. feel free to add gigs, venues, etc. etc. it could be useful for promoters just wanting to remind themselves (or other people) when their dates are.

[Flash@TMB]

Originally Posted by soundian

I almost agree with you, not everyone has internet access though, not yet.

Ian,

I like this, because for starters you'd be entirely independant. Certainly we'd be up for it, so please count us in.

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Like I said on the other (Arkade) thread, IMO the best way forward would be for the independant venues, promoters, and everyone else associated with 'the scene' to form a cartel and look to expand and promote the scene TOGETHER. But what do I know - it's not like I have a proven, successful track record in business, finance, economics, markets, making things happen etc...

oh... wait...

For instance I'm pretty certain that TOGETHER we could convince the council the fund Doctor Drakes (or a Doctor Drakes type place), and offer to pay people (preferrably those that did such a good job in the past) decent money to run it. The focus being unchanged: on providing local bands, and promoters with somewhere decent that would give them regular gigs, and also hosting the type of touring acts that other places don't/won't.

I know how to go about this, and TOGETHER we'd almost cetrtainly get a result. But so far the silence has been deafening.

Drakes, in it's second incarnation, was located directly behind us. It had no detremenal effect on our trade. If anything, whilst it was open, it perhaps made us a little busier, probably because it gave more people a reason to come to the area... and because it was possible to walk between the two places in about 17 seconds. So the reinstatement on Drakes would not and should not be an issue for anywhere else. The bottom line is that Drakes provided what was in essence a valuable public service. The full effects of Drakes closing might no be felt for another 2-3 years.

Last time I checked the premises were still on the market. But the clock is ticking...

So if anyone out there is at all interested in doing anything else CONSTRUCTIVE to help expand our 'scene', then please get in touch. I'd love to hear from you.

having drakes reopened would be fantastic, i would love to help in anyway i can

[Flash@TMB]

Originally Posted by reject_monkey

having drakes reopened would be fantastic, i would love to help in anyway i can

To do this the people that would need to be on-board are, the people that were previously involved with Drakes (obviously and most importantly otherwise it's pretty much a non-starter), and ALL the other independant venue owners to back the idea. Promoters would be of use also. But without support from those aforementioned it would probably never happen.

I'd like to clarify something... this was only given as one example of something that could be achieved. I'm not on a crusade regarding Drakes in particular. But if there was interest then I would do everything I could to help.

[Jim Stax]

[RicoAUBL]

i cant help thinking i've missed something..


but yeah
i'd be up for helping with any of the above

[peter]

this is a cool idea, and if you can finance it then it would be great for Aberdeen. If totaly independent, could it also be posted with the lemon tree monthly thingy? Would they do that? Their list of so/so gig goers would give it a lot of exposure.

Needs a cool name as well...

[Tav]

So far the name is standing at "Aberdeen Gig Guide" I think?

[Lester Burnham]

Ian,

Stick me down for doing a few reviews. I'd be more than happy to

- Sharon